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Until I run out of past posts of pumpkin, I will be featuring a Pumpkin Parade on Thursdays. Today’s Parade features Breakfast in all its Pumpkin Glory.

Personally, I think you need to go all out and make these oh-so-soft-and-fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes with Cream Cheese Dipping Sauce(aka frosting for breakfast)…I guarantee everyone in your household will be singing your praises when they bite into a stack of these babies.

I will bet you a million bucks that if you make these soft and spicy pumpkin muffins you will get “ooh’d” and “ahh’d” at from anyone you share them with, and you will never crave that bad boy coffee house pumpkin muffin again.

These muffins are full of warm autumn spices and molasses to make your taste buds very happy and the Greek yogurt gives them their moist and spongy texture without the fat.

See? Beautifully soft and fluffy!

Now I can’t promise that you will only eat one. They are kind of addicting, and if you are like me you tend to tell yourself that another one couldn’t hurt since they are good for you.

So here these little beauties are in all their glory, with their nutritional information.

To make the muffins: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line your muffin pan with muffin liners. In a large bowl, whisk together flours through nutmeg.

In another large bowl, whisk together molasses through eggs. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and combine. Then add the last 1/2 of the dry ingredients and combine. Don’t over mix, just stir together until flour has dissolved into batter.

Add your chopped almonds and raisins and stir to disperse. Using an ice cream scoop (because it makes it very easy) fill your muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until slightly firm to the touch and a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Serve with coffee…it’s really the perfect pairing.